shellcheck-configuration
Configure ShellCheck for Reliable Scripts
Shell scripts can hide portability, quoting, and reliability problems until production. This skill helps teams configure ShellCheck and apply practical linting workflows.
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Review the Skillstore skill "shellcheck-configuration" from https://skillstore.io/skills/wshobson-shellcheck-configuration.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/wshobson-shellcheck-configuration/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.Your Agent should still show its plan and request any confirmation required by the security policy.
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Test it
Using "shellcheck-configuration". A team wants ShellCheck added to pull request checks for shell scripts.
Expected outcome:
The skill returns a CI-focused plan with target shells, warning policy, reviewer output format, and rollout steps.
Using "shellcheck-configuration". A developer shares several ShellCheck warning codes from a legacy script.
Expected outcome:
The skill explains what each warning means, ranks the likely impact, and proposes safer script changes.
Using "shellcheck-configuration". A maintainer needs to suppress a warning without hiding real issues.
Expected outcome:
The skill recommends the narrowest suppression scope and asks for a documented reason near the affected line.
Security Audit
SafeStatic analysis flagged many command, filesystem, and network patterns, but all reviewed instances are documentation examples in SKILL.md. No executable skill code, prompt injection attempt, data exfiltration intent, or hidden persistence behavior was found.
Risk Factors
⚙️ External commands (71)
🌐 Network access (4)
📁 Filesystem access (4)
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wshobson. (2026). shellcheck-configuration security audit report (audit version 8) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/wshobson-shellcheck-configuration/audits/8BibTeX citation
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title = {shellcheck-configuration security audit report (audit version 8)},
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note = {Author version unspecified}
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- name: "wshobson"
date-released: "2026-07-08"
url: "https://skillstore.io/skills/wshobson-shellcheck-configuration/audits/8"
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2 installable variantsEach author remains a separate installable skill. The recommended variant is ranked by Skillstore evidence.
Why this variant is first
wshobson-shellcheck-configuration
2026-08-21
sickn33-shellcheck-configuration
2026-08-21
Skillstore Score
Why this score Evidence Confidence: HighWhat You Can Build
Add Shell Linting to a Repository
Create a project ShellCheck configuration and decide which warnings should block merges.
Build CI Quality Gates
Add ShellCheck checks to pull request workflows with consistent output for reviewers.
Modernize Existing Shell Scripts
Interpret common ShellCheck warnings and plan fixes for quoting, portability, and exit handling.
Try These Prompts
Help me create a basic ShellCheck configuration for Bash scripts in my repository. Explain each setting in simple terms.
I have ShellCheck warnings for a shell script. Group them by risk, explain the cause, and suggest fixes.
Design a ShellCheck CI workflow for a repository with Bash and POSIX shell scripts. Include failure rules and exclusion guidance.
Create a staged ShellCheck adoption plan for a large repository. Include baseline handling, suppression policy, ownership, and release gates.
Best Practices
- Set the target shell explicitly so ShellCheck checks the correct language rules.
- Document every disabled warning with a short reason and review it during maintenance.
- Run ShellCheck both locally and in CI so issues are caught before merge.
Avoid
- Disabling broad warning groups without a project reason.
- Analyzing Bash-specific scripts as POSIX shell or POSIX scripts as Bash.
- Treating ShellCheck output as a substitute for testing scripts in real environments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this skill run ShellCheck for me?
Can it help with both Bash and POSIX shell?
Can I use it with Claude, Codex, and Claude Code?
Will it tell me which warnings to ignore?
Is it useful for CI setup?
Does ShellCheck find every shell script problem?
Developer Details
Author
wshobsonLicense
MIT
Skillstore revision
r1
Version notice
The author did not declare a version.
Repository
https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/shell-scripting/skills/shellcheck-configurationRef
64ca8af0f54a325752f08bd54e52151061ea659a
Maintenance freshness
7/21/2026
Usage
8 downloads · 290 views
File structure
📄 SKILL.md